Battery poultry coop



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Application led' November ToraZZ whom t mag/concern:

. Be' it known that I, JAMES BYRON DANLEY, f

acitizen oi the UnitedStates of Ari'nerica,` residing at.v St.-Y Johns, in'. the county Vof Clinton Aand State loi' Michigan, jhave invented certain new anduseful improvements in Battery Poultry Coops, of which the iol# lowing is specification', reference being had therein to the accompanying'drawings Y .T his invention relatesVv to'po-ultry crates or coops, and'mor'e particularly to .that class il-@macs shown in' my Letters Patent #L12-52,464, of March 23,1915.; The invention iiiiither relating to such cratesor co'ops which are known as batteries and comprises Aa series of superpose'd compartments, the

present device comprising twovertical par# allel superposed .rows fof suchtv compartments, and the invention consists in provid.- iiig a sectional structure whichV may. be readily assembled and when' so' assembled provides a very stron-'g and rigid coop or battery orp large capacity. l

. :The inventionl further consists in'anovel construction and arrangement of parts whereby thefcost of manufacture' is'facilitated and cheapened and wherein the'separating. toiaminous` walls betweenfthel compartment in eachE horizontal floororseries, are

Vformedl ot two continuous strips ci fabricated wire` dividing the'spacel within the outerwalls of thestructureintotour compartments by bending these.V strips intermediate th'eir ends and interlocking the strips at these bends so that each' strip will term an end wall and the dividing sidewall A further Y'object ofthe invention' topro- 'vide certainother` new andl useful features in''the supporting trame structure and arrangement of trays.v VItis also an object 'ofV the invention to providefa. device ofithis character which-is simpleV in construction and has avery large' carry-ing capacity withY a minimum ot' bulk and weight, andto pro'-A vide certain other new and usefulV feati'iies in thev construction and arrangement of parts. view7 the invention consists-in the'pinattjers hereinafter set forth,y and' more patrticiilarlylA pointed out iny the appended claims,` refer-v ence being had to the' accompanying dra-w` ings in which-- Figure l is a side elevationof .a device'` illustrative of the invention 1 Fig. 2 an end rciifwation of the same: with Nith Athe above' and other ends in.

Dortons'broken 'away tOfmore' clearly dis-y close the construction; xy j Fig. 3 is a horizontal' transverse section;l

l Fig. 5 is an' enlarged sectionalv detaill ,of a

portionief anr endframe and adjacent parts; Y. Fig. 6 is asimilar sectional detailshowing a portionof a center framel an'dadjacent Fig.:7 is construction and.` arrangement off foraininous dividing walls between adjacent compartments; i ,f Fig. S isa perspective detail of a central cross barof the central frame; f Fig. 9 is a yperspective detail of a central transverse trame showing the cross bars therein, one of which isillustrated in Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a perspective detail oi" aside raine'mem'ber.;` i Il is a. perspective detail showing an end support for a trough audits relation to adjacent parts of the structurej and Fig. 12 is a similar vi'e'wjofa central trough support showing its relation to adjacent parts-of thestructuie.- In mylpatent numbered lfi'32j764; pre'- viously .referred to, Ihave-sho'wn ai' poultry coop` comprising single vertical column or' superposed compartments. Inv the presesy aperspective detail showing the ent structure there'k are provided' two vertical' `5 `parallel columns of ,superposed compartments greatly increasing the capacity ofthe device over that of the'prior structu'rewitlr out greatly increasing itsweight and bulk,

' due to the-construction and arrangement of castorA wheels 2' so'thatf-tlie frame maybe evenly supported upontheioor and readily moved about from place to place. Erected upon the Ybasel is a superstructure Orframe comprising two si'devjframev members, indidrawings,l lfindicates a suitable cated as ka whole by the' numeral 3 and Y shownin-FiglO.' The frame' structure alsoA includes two end frame members, indicated Vas` a'. Whole by the i'iumeral 4 and one'of which isshownin Fig. l; and also' a. central,

transverse vframe Imember, iiidicated as a whole by the numeral 5 and shown-in Fig'. 9;

These endV andintermediate frames comprise thin"` vertical side members or slats which' arel connected at their" upper ends by transV verse loars?V 'and intermediateV their ends l.by

transverse ,barsV located adjacent each hori- Zontal dividing wall of the structure or floor of each horizontal series of compartments,

the transverse bars 8 of the frame 5 being formed with an upwardly tapering upper edge portion, as shown in Fig. 8,vv and a horizontally -disposed board 9 secured to the Y lower edge of the bar to provide horizontally laterally extending ledges or flanges 10 providingsupportsand runways for the several trays 11, there being four o'fpthese trays located'beneath the foraminous floor 12 Yfor f each horizontal series of compartments, one

6 and central members 13 by nails orl other the .frame so that when these bars are placedV fastening means driven through the members 6 and 13 into the ends of the bars 14, said fastening nails 15 being driven into place 'before the bars`13 are assembled. in

face t0 face into the frame and .secured togetherV by nails 16 or like fastening means, the heads of the nails-which are driven therethrough intothe end of the bars 14: will be -concealed and prevented from getting out.

vVhen the end frames 1i are assembled in the framey structure, they are placed between thel end posts 17 of the side frames?) and secured in lplace by nails driven through the "f members 6 Ainto these posts.- The entire frame Astructure is' therefore, made up of frame'me'mbers or sections which may be vreadily assembled and when so secured together forma veryY rigid andstrong frame structure. 1

' nected at eachfloor level by bars 2O and21' V-The two side Vframes?) compriserthe end y posts 17 anda central vertical post 18 .with

the upper ends of these posts connected byV a cross bar 19. The posts 17 and 18 are Vlconwhich are spaced apart to provide a frame opening through which they tra-ys 11 may be` inserted and withdrawn.k The. foraminous floor 12 extends from one end frame V0f the I structure to thevother end frame thereof,

passing through thecentral frame 5 with Veach floorl stretched tightly and extending justv above the upper edges of theibars-V 8.V

I In Aordergto stretch the floor 12 evenly and tightly, the wovenwire fabric comprising each floor is secured at its ends to bars122 and these bars are detachably and adjustably. secured v to the-posts 17 of the side frames bymeans ofbolts 23 passing through the bars adjacenttheir ends and` through lopenings inthe posts withthe outer'ends of the bolts screw-threaded to receive nuts which may be. opened to adapted to engage the outer facesyof the postsand to be turned .up'jthereagainst for the purpose of drawing outwardly/'on the bolts and thus drawing the bars 2:'2`-'toward the posts tov stretch the'wire fabric formingy the floor. Each strip 0f-wire fabric 12 thus forms the floor for the four adjacently'hori- Zontal compartments` and directly beneath this floor are supported the four trays 11, one for each compartment, upon the flanges 10vof the cross bars 8 at oneend and at their opposite endsv upon strips secured to the lower edges of the crossbarsv 14 of the end frames Yl', said strips extending laterally'of Y the boardsjto..y provide supporting ledges or flanges 24 for the endsfof the trays adj acent the end frames. /The cross bars or boards 14 of the. end frames'are set at an angle relative to the members and 13- 0f these frames, being inclinedupwardly andoutwardly and being` formed withcomparatively thin upr-v per'edges adjacent the outer sides of the frames so that droppings-or dirt will not collect upon these bars but will be directed. downwardly toward and into the trays. It

is for the same purpose that the transverse bars 8 of the central frame 5 are tapered up- -wardly t0 provide a narrow upperl edge which will not catch the ldroppings or dirt -and will form inclined sidesfor directing the dirt downwardly into the trays.

After the side and end frames, together with the transverseycentral frame, have been built up and assembled into the'complete Yframe structure suitable fabricated walls or grating25and 26 is secured in' any suitable manner to the outer surface ofthese lframes,

the end-framesbeingcovered by `a continu- Y ous piece of grating 26 extending; from the upper. to the lower endthereofto form end walls Y for the Vstructure and lfor the Aseveral compartments, and separate strips of grating 25 lare secured tothe side walls at theV side frame `members 3 between the Vbars 21Y and theV next adjacent bar 20 below to formy inclosingvside wallsrfoivthe severalV com? partmentsanda portion of each-"of these les side walls maybe in the form of a doorv 27.`

gain'access to the ad]acentA compartment. Y

Theseveral ktrays may .therefore be withdrawn'throughthe slots or openings between thebars bers 3. A-

To divide the space-*between each floor 12 and the next floor above, and form four separate compartments, one in each corner 270 and 21'of the side frame mem-V of the section,iforaminous dividing walls are Y provided by'employing twovseparate strips of suitable fabricated-wire or grating, as

indicated at' 28 in Fig. 7, and bending these strips intermediate their ends,y and locking them together'- atthe junctures orf-these bends by means of'ayertieal locking wireV 29 Y which is run fverticallyfthrough the Vse aligned openings formed by the overlapping of the bends of wire, las indicated at 30, thus securing these walls together at substantially the vertical center of the structure. One end of each fabricated strip 28 is secured in any suitable manner tothe post.

18 of one side frame and then extending inwardly to its point of juncture with the other strip is extended longitudinally of the structure and secured at its opposite end to the vertical central members- 13 of an end frame. Each fabricated strip 28' thus forms an end well 3l for adjacent compartments and a central dividing wall 32 for adjacent compartments. This arrangement does not require the securing of dividing walls for each fioor space at the center'of the structure and greatly facilitates the manufacture Lof--the crate and alsoidecreases its weight. Further, these walls may be disconnected and removed at any time by detaching them from the end and side frames andthen pulling out the locking wire 29 which holds them together at their meeting angles.

To facilitate thefeedin'g of the poultry which is placed in the several compartments, V-shaped troughs 33 are supported outside of these compartments upon the side frames 3 to extend 'from end to end thereof opposite each horizontal row of the compartments,

and in order that these troughs may beV readily removed and their supports stored within the structure while the crate or battery is intransit-or while it is not being used, end supports 34twhich are shown in Fig. 1l are provided, these supports consi-sting of a wire o-r rod bent at an angle to correspond to theangle of thebottom of the il-shaped trough. and again bent adjacent one end to provide an arm 35 whichextends at an angle to the trough supporting portion and which arm is formedat its vend with an eye to receive a bolt or other fastening means for securing it to the end posts 17 of the frame at the inner side thereof. This support 34 may therefore be swung upon its pivotal connection with the post into the structure lalongside Vthe post o-r may be swung outwardly intoposition to support the trough, the supporting bracket or armsV engaging over a wire or rod 3G as shownV in Fig. ll, which wire or rod may be a part ofthe fabricated side wall or grating.

To support the trough intermediate its ends, a bracket 37, shown in Fig. 12, is formed ofwire bent into U-sliape with the ends of the wire turned into loops engaging around a wire 38 of the grating at each side of the center post 18, of the frame, and this U-shaped wire loop isV bent laterally intermediate its ends so that the closed end of the loop may rest against the outersideof the post when the bracket is inl operative position and hold the loop in such a position that the portion thereof adjacent the ends `claims are contemplated. limit myselftof the particular construction brackets 3T may' be swungupon their pivotal Y connection with the gratingwire 38 upwardly and inwardlywith the arms of this U- shaped bracket extend-ing at .each side Vof the post and the connectino end portion resting against the outer face of the post,

thus removing these brackets from al projecting position,into the Vplane ofthe frame where they` arel out the way andv will not kinterfere 'with the moving aboutor shipment ofthe battery. Y

- Obviously the construction of grating or fabricated wire ,forming the several walls and floor maybe of any desired construction Vand the size and proportion of the several parts may bechanged to vary the size and Vcapacity of the structure without departing;r

from thespirit of the invention, and other changes .within the scope ofthe appended and arrangement shown.y

Having thusv fully describedv my invention, what I claim 'is:-

l. A battery poultry crate including a frame comprising side frame members having vertical end posts, and end frame members having vertical end slats and transverse horizontal spaced bars secured lbetween vthe slats, said end frame members beingI secured,` between'the side frame members withsaid slats'securedto the sides of said posts, and said transverse bars of the end frame members being secuiedat their ends to said slats by means extending throughthe slats; into the ends-,of the bars, foraminous floors eX- ktending horizontally across ythe frame and within the same adjacent said bars of the I do not therefore endv members, and trays beneath the several f doors supported bysaid bars. l

2. A battery poultry crate including a frame comprising side frame members having vertical end posts and an intermediate post, end frame members having vertical end slats and a pair of vertical centrally disposed slatsl and horizontal bars secured between the end slats and intermediate slats by means passing through the slats into the ends of the bars, said pair of intermediate slats being secured together after thesecuring of the ends of the barsthereto, an in- Y j 'termediate frame member' having vertical end slats, and horizontal Vbars secured at their ends between said slats by means passing through the slats into the ends of the bars, said endand intermediate frame members being secured between the side frame members by securing the end slats to the posts in the side frame members, foraminous floorsl extending horizontally across 'the frame within the same adjacent the, several horizontal bars, anda Yplurality of trays beneath'. each floor and supported at their ends by said bars of the end and intermediate frame members.

3. A battery poultry cratel comprising an open frame having side frame members providedwitli vertical end posts and an intei# mediate vertical post with horizontally disposedispaced bars connecting the posts, said frame also having end and intermediate frame members formed with vertical end slats and horizontally disposedspaced bars secured at their ends to the slats by means passing through the slats into the ends of the bars, said end and intermediate frame members beiiig'seciired between the side frame Vmembers by securing said slatsto the inner sides of said posts, horizontally extending strips of woven wire fabric formi-ng a plu-v floors extending horizontally adjacent the several' transverse bars ofthe end and intermediate frame members, said fabric floors being each seciiied'atv their ends to a transverse bar7 means for securing` said bars at their ends tothe end postsof thev side'v frames and for adjusting said bars toward Vand from said posts to stretch the Woven floor fabric, and foraminous walls dividing the space between each floor and its adjacent Hoor into a plurality of compartments, and a tray beneath each compartment slidable through the sideY frame membersl Y Y 4. A battery poultry crate comprising an open fra-me ofiectangiilar form, a covering vof fabricated wire foimingvthe outer walls ofsaid frame, strips .of .fabricatedwire dividing the space withinthe frame horizontally to pro-vide a series of superposed compartments, and two strips of fabricated wire grating secured at their ends `to the frame and bent at Vright angles intermediatel Vtheir ends with the angular bend in one strip overlapping` the angular bend ofthe other strip and interloclied therewith to divide this space between floors into a plurality'of 'compartments.. 1 .f

In a battery poultry crate'dividing' walls of -fabricated wire, comprising two strips of .fabricated wire each securedv at their ends and bent Vintf-rniiediate their ends with their'bends overlapped at the meeting i angle Vof the `wall formed Yby said strips means engaging the angular bends of said strips to'secure theV same together at their meeting angles, 0

(i.` A. battery poultry ricated wire inaterial'secured to said frame, said frame having a plurality of horizontally disposed transverse bars, foraininous horiv crate comprising a i rectangularopen frame, outer walls of fabzont'ally disposed strips within thefraine eX- tending across the saine Vadjacent said bars and' dividing the Aspace within the frame, said strips formingforaminoiis floors, fo-

raminous walls dividing theV space between eachl floor; and its adjacent floor into four rectangular compartments, vsaid walls coinprising twostr-ips-of fabricated wire secured at their ends to the frame and bent atorig'ht 

